The first exhale came shortly before 10:30 p.m. April 15, after the Brooklyn Nets defeated the Orlando Magic and assured the Miami Heat they would keep their No. 10 lottery seeding. The second came on May 19, when the lottery left the Heat at No. 10.
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An updated look at NBA free agents. Who has signed, who is still available, who has become available:
Best of who is left: Kenyon Martin, Josh Howard, Derek Fisher, Chris Andersen, Mickael Pietrus, Mehmet Okur (retired), Maurice Evans, Ryan Gomes,...

A lawyer for a couple who claim Sacramento Kings players Matt Barnes and DeMarcus Cousins assaulted them at a nightclub said Thursday they'll rely on videotapes, medical reports and the testimony of witnesses to prove they were attacked. The lawyer,...

Detectives want to question NBA player Matt Barnes after he was accused of being involved in a fight at a nightclub. Barnes, a Sacramento Kings forward, was sitting with a woman at the Manhattan club early Monday when they began to argue, police say....

Blake Griffin had 29 points, seven rebounds and six assists to lead the Los Angeles Clippers over the Sacramento Kings 121-115 on Friday night. The Clippers (11-2) have won eight of nine and own the NBA's best record. They led by as many as 26 points in...

The basketball careened like a dancing pinball as the Sacramento Kings sped forward, travelling in precise passes from Ben McLemore to Matt Barnes to Omri Casspi. To the thousands of people inside Amway Center, the final outcome appeared preordained....

If we were to say that a former major league pitcher is running for governor in Vermont as a candidate for the Liberty Union party that describes itself as a " nonviolent socialist party," you'd guess ... you're right. Bill...

One was clinging to a spot in the rotation in his final days as a Clipper, the other wasn't playing at all.
Lance Stephenson and Jordan Farmar returned to Staples Center on Tuesday night for the first time since those dark days with a different...

Zach Randolph scored 27 points to help lift the Memphis Grizzlies to a 108-92 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday night at FedExForum.
Vince Carter had 17 and Matt Barnes 16 as the Grizzlies snapped a six-game losing skid and further dashed...

DeAndre Jordan wrapped Matt Barnes in a bear hug before the Clippers' shoot-around. Chris Paul held up his phone so that his son could say hello to Barnes on FaceTime.
That was it for the reunion between Barnes and his former teammates.
Barnes...

The already short-handed Memphis Grizzlies will be another man down Saturday night against the Clippers after the NBA announced it had suspended forward Matt Barnes one game for attempting to enter the Milwaukee Bucks’ locker room Thursday and...

DeAndre Jordan wrapped Matt Barnes in a bear hug. Chris Paul held up his phone so that his son could briefly chat with Barnes on FaceTime.
But there was something about their former teammate on Saturday that the Clippers didn’t miss: more controversy.
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One by one, Chris Paul ticked off the names: Matt Barnes, Lance Stephenson, Ryan Hollins, Alex Stepheson.
Each played for the Clippers within the last two years. Now they're all Memphis Grizzlies.
That makes the game between the teams Saturday at...

It was a trip that provoked angst in August, seven months before the Clippers would board their charter flight for the first of five stops.
"As you get the schedule in the summer and you kind of glance over it," shooting guard J.J. Redick...

As Kobe Bryant plays out his 20th and final season with the Lakers, The Times has reached out to players, coaches and broadcasters for recollections about his career.
When recalling memories of Kobe Bryant, most players around the NBA describe a game...

The Lakers (11-48) have a chance to end a seven-game losing streak, hosting a quick rematch against the Memphis Grizzlies (33-23) on Friday night at Staples Center.
The two teams met Wednesday in Memphis. The normally offensively challenged Grizzlies...

So when will Clippers fans see Blake Griffin back on the court?
The recovery time for a fracture of the fourth metacarpal is about four to six weeks, but there is no guarantee Griffin will see the court once healthy.
After full recovering from his...

Kevin Durant has never made it a secret that his relationship with the media hasn't been a very good. The Oklahoma City star has often felt the Thunder, in general, and he, in particular, have not been treated with the kind of respect that is merited.
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